Accessible, thoroughly up to date, and pedagogically rich, Saunders and Cornett's Financial Markets and Institutions 2/e fits perfectly into the newest segment of the markets and institutions course area. Beginning with ten chapters on markets, the student is able to create a solid microeconomics focus while still building on the risk management/risk measurement framework. International coverage has been provided throughout the text and exceptional illustrations and examples make even the most difficult concepts, like derivatives, easy to learn..